Descendants of George Caven

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Patent Deed Sec 31 Twp 2 Range 12, 26 Nov 1812; Brown Twp, Miami Co., OH #5498.
This land remained in the Caven family through the following descendants:
George Baxter Caven; John Franklin Caven; Herbert Milton Caven; Howard Franklin Caven (80 acres of the original land 1992); Tom Morrow (owned the other 80 acres 1992). The Howard F. Caven farm was located at 8680 N. Casstown-Sidney Rd. NW of Fletcher.
John and Elizabeth Caven raised a family of six sons and three daughters whose average height was six feet. He was reputed to be the strongest man in Brown Twp. The Dilbone massacre on 18 Aug 1813 occurred between the farms of John A and George M Caven.
He is listed as #AD in the Genealogical Record of George and Elizabeth Caven, p. 13, 1989 edition.
John Cavin served as quarter master sargent for the regiment of Ohio Militia commanded by Col Daniel Collier in the War of 1812 at Franklington from Feb 16 to Mar 3, 1814. He was paid $12 for one month of service.

Place of marriage and death per Ancestral File (submissions through 2 Jan 1996) at BYU.

History of Shelby County, Ohio, Second Edition 1968, page 176, under the entry for JAMES CAVEN:
"George Caven with his wife and part of his family, emigrated from Scotland to the United States just at the close of the Revolutionary war, and settled in Rockbridge County, Virginia. It was here, in the year 1790, that John A. Caven was born. When quite young, perhaps early in the present century, he came with his father's family to Miami County, and settled in Spring Creek, close to the Shelby County Line. In 1823 he married Elizabeth Scott. The result of this union was nine children. He lived here to raise his family, and make for them a comfortable home. He died in 1850. Mrs. Caven died in 1869. Of this family seven are still living..."

According to handwritten notes of Martha Ann Anderson Chrisman taken from Leonard Hill's scrapbook: "John A. Caven came to Brown Township as a pioneer and he cleared off the land, 80 A. of which has never since been out of the possession of the family and he build the log house which stood on the place for many years and was the birthplace of his son George B. Caven. The grandfather died on the farm."

In a photo album/scrapbook compiled by Charlotte Fergus Caven the following newspaper excerpt is listed: "Cavin, John A.; born Rockbridge county, Va., 1789; to Ohio, 1811; died 1838 [this is marked over with 1850]; married Elizabeth Scott, born 1801 in Mason county, Ky."

The Genealogical Record of George and Elizabeth Caven, Miami Co., OH. (1989), pg. 13, includes the following:

"On Nov. 6, 1812, John A. Caven entered a quarter section of land along Lost Creek, the second quarter north of the Piqua & Urbana Road. The south half has always been in the Caven name, and now belongs to Howard F. Caven (ADCBCA) great, great grandson of John A. The north half is owned by Tom Morrow (ADCCAAA), who is a great, great, great grandson ...In his prime, John A. Caven was reputed to be the strongest man in Brown Twp. and this was in a pioneer period when physical strength was looked upon with envy and admiration. Mr. & Mrs. Caven raised a family of nine children whose average height was six feet. John's name appears as trustee of the Christian church when land was acquired for a church building and a burying ground. The little graveyard, with a few stones, can still be seen on the hill west of Spring Creek on the north side of U.S. Route 36. On August 18, 1913, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dilbon were killed by Indians, while working in a field on their farm, located between the farms of John A. Caven and his brother, George M. Caven. A grove of trees remain where the deaths occured."

Had no children. Died at age 78 yrs.
Listed in 1880 census living in Burlington, Coffey Co., KS with husband James D Cox and laborer William Youngblood, 12 W pb NY. Many laborers in the area appeared to be boys from NY.

Listed in 1880 census as a blacksmith in Burlington, Coffey Co., KS with wife Mary J and a laborer William Youngblood 12 yrs pb NY. James D was also born in NY. He was listed in the Caven genealogy as a gunsmith.

Information per family group record in possession of James Joseph Chrisman for George Caven.

On 22 Oct 1825 the US government issued a patent deed to James for the west half of the northeast quarter of section 31 in Brown Twp., Miami Co., Ohio. On 10 Jul 1830 he received a deed from the state of Ohio for the east half of the same quarter section. These 160 acres adjoined on the east the quarter section of his brother-in-law, John A Caven, entered in 1812. James was one of five trustees of the Old School Presbyterian Church of Fletcher in 1843 when lots were purchased to build a church and establish a cemetery. In 1846 they sold their farm and they retired to Fletcher. The only heir in James's will was the minor grandson, John C. McQuillen.

Came to Miami Co, OH, with his parents in 1813. On Mar 10, 1829, his parents transferred 80 acres of land to him located on the west side of Spring Creek, 1 mile north of Piqua-Urbana Rd in Miami Co.
Married four times.

She had a number of children (2 in 1880 were David 28 and Catharine 16).
Was this a child by his first wife who died 1824? Could the mother have died in childbirth? Sarah listed in 1880 as age 51
However, this would make her 13 or 14 at the time of her marriage in 1843. Could her age in 1880 be 57?? (b1823/24?)
Not listed as a child of Keturah in Debbie Sheilds family group sheet. (?)
Living in Mad River Twp, Clark Co., Ohio with husband and 2 children.

"George Caven made application for second quarter sectionnorth of U.S. Route # 36 along Spring Creek on November 29, 1808. He was granted a patent deed on April 3, 1813. Mr. Caven was elected elder of the Presbyterian Church in Piqua, Ohio, on January 10, 1822, and served in that responsibility until his death. His will was probated on March 17, 1828. His widow married John Wiley, on Mar. 29, 1829." Information per The Genealogical Record of George and Elizabeth Caven, Miami Co., OH., Revised 1989, p.1, which indicates he was a farmer.

In a photo album/scrapbook compiled by Charlotte Fergus Caven the following newspaper excerpt is listed: "Cavin, George M; will recorded March term, 1828; wife Sarah; sons, John and Samuel; to Ohio from Rockbridge county, Va., 1811; son, John, born June 17, 1812 died January 1, 1872; married Asenath Ross; issue, Mary, George R., Sarah, John, Margaret and Asenath."

Information per The Genealogical Record of George and Elizabeth Caven Miami Co., Ohio (1989), p.11, which indicates: "In 1813, Col. Joseph DeFrees Sr. bought an acre of ground from a John Manning on the north bank of the Miami River a short distance from Harrison Street in Piqua. According to the deed, he also obtained a waterright from the Manning's millrace 'to run a tilthammer and whatsoever may appertain thereunto for smith and cutlery business.' Was a soldier in the Revolution, & served through out the war. Elizabeth DeFrees was listed as an early member of the Piqua Presbyterian Church."

"In 1813 they [George Caven and Elizabeth McGaw] migrated to Miami County, Ohio, settling on what is now Springcreek Twp. That same year their eldest daughter, Elizabeth, married Colonel Joseph DeFrees."

Information per family group record in possession of James Joseph Chrisman for George Caven.

The Genealogical Record of George and Elizabeth Caven Miami Co., Ohio, 1989, p. 11 indicates the middle name is "Hutton" and he was a Jr, born in Philadelphia, Pa. and buried at Forrest Hill Cemetery.

Will recorded 17 Apr 1834.
James lived on 80 acres deeded to him by his father on 31 Mar 1831. The farm was the north half of the SW quarter of Sec 2, T1, R12 (Springcreek Twp). Heirs of James deeded this property to James Patterson on 25 Mar 1850 and apparently soon after departed from the area.

Information per The Genealogical Record of George and Elizabeth Caven Miami Co., Ohio (1989), p.13, which indicates James lived on eighty acres deeded to him by his father on March 31, 1831. The farm was the north 1/2 of the southwest 1/4 of section 2, Town 1, Range 12. Heirs of James deeded this property to James Patterson Mar. 25, 1850, and apparently soon after departed the area..

Per Ancestral File 4.19 4-2-99
The information on Nancy and James Brush was recorded by Leonard Hill. He wrote the family moved to Indiana in the early days and all traces of them were lost. There are significant indications that the information on Agnes Cavin and John Brush pertains to this missing family.

On 27 Jul 1802 in Rockbridge Co., VA, an Agnes Cavin was married to John Brush. The father of the bride was named George and the minster was Daniel Blain, a Presbyterian who also perfored the marriage of Jane Caven and Matthew Garvey. In 1806, the Brush's moved to Shelby Co., KY and in 1825 they settled in Brown Twp., Montgomery Cp., IN. They had seven children, three of whom were named David, George and Sarah.